Piper PA 28-235 N8703W
4 May 2015 · Huntington, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 May 2015 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA 28-235 registered N8703W was involved in an accident near Huntington, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Huntington Muni (HHG)
- Coordinates
- 40.8642, -85.4700
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28-235
- Registration
- N8703W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anderson → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15LA216
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot reported that he departed on a 76-mile cross-country flight with about 5 gallons of fuel in the left main fuel tank, about 16 gallons in the right main tank, and 6 gallons in the right wingtip fuel tank. About 31 miles from the destination, with the left main fuel tank selected, the engine experienced a total loss of power and the pilot conducted a forced landing to a two-lane highway. During the landing, the airplane collided with the rear of a truck, separating the right wing. The airplane came to rest inverted in a ditch about 250 ft from the initial impact point. The pilot reported that the entire flight was conducted on the left main fuel tank. Given the expected fuel consumption and distance traveled before the loss of power, the accident is consistent with the pilot's fuel mismanagement, which resulted in the engine being starved of available fuel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2015 | Piper PA-28-151 | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | Verespy Stephen J JR | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2015 | Piper PA-28-235 | Woodstock, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2015 | Piper PA 28-140 | Perry, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2015 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lancaster, New York, United States | Hotung Lisa M | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2015 | Piper PA-28-151 | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Nov 2015 | Piper PA 28-180 | Cornelia, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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